Autos

The latest version of Tesla's automatic lane changing feature may actually be less safe than a human driver, according to Consumer Reports. An April update to Tesla's autopilot software allows automatic lane changes on certain roads as part of what the company dubbed a more "seamless" experience....

CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 30: A Model S sits on the showroom floor at a Tesla dealership on March 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Tesla has announced it is recalling 123,000 of its Model S sedans due to a problem with power steering bolts. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 30: A Model S sits on the showroom floor at a Tesla dealership on March 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Tesla has announced it is recalling 123,000 of its Model S sedans due to a problem with power steering bolts. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — The White House announcement Friday that President Donald Trump has set a 180-day clock ticking on possible trade action against imports of cars and car parts from Japan and Europe brought strong pushback from the private sector. The president's implied threat to use Section 232 authorities...

Aidan Crowley was shaking as he prepared to stumble from a ruined car onto the Bloomington High School South lawn. He knew the blood on his face, and on his friends’ faces, was fake. And he knew that the car crash aftermath they were about to act out for their peers was just part of a performance....

Memorial Day marks the beginning of the summer holiday season, and with that, you may be putting plenty of miles on your car. However, nothing ruins a fun vacation faster than a car stalled out on the side of the road. By taking some basic maintenance steps, you can improve the odds your vehicle...

The U.S. government is withdrawing a proposal to require all passenger vehicles to have safety systems to prevent unintended acceleration. The government said Monday the rule isn't needed because the auto industry has installed systems voluntarily. The industry opposed the rule, which was proposed...

The state gasoline tax would increase by 25 cents per gallon, and car license and registration fees also would increase under a bill to provide an ongoing funding source for state transportation projects. Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Chicago, said the plan will produce $2.4 billion a year for roads,...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would require drivers to clear ice and snow off their cars before hitting the road. The proposal would prohibit people from driving at 40 mph or faster on a public road with "solid precipitation" on the vehicle. The fine would be...

Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo is teaming up with Lyft in Arizona to attempt to lure passengers away from ride-hailing market leader Uber . The alliance announced Tuesday will allow anyone with the Lyft app in the Phoenix area to summon one of the 10 self-driving Waymo cars that will join...

WASHINGTON - Getting an Uber or a Lyft may be impossible - or take longer and cost more - Wednesday when drivers for both companies plan to strike in major U.S. cities to protest what they say are unfair wages and poor working conditions. Thousands of drivers in at least eight cities - including...

(THE CONVERSATION) A growing number of cities, states and countries aim to dramatically reduce or even eliminate carbon emissions to avert catastrophic levels of climate change. Ideas about how to get this done as soon as possible, including those Democratic lawmakers like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...

Conceived as a populist vehicle to enable mass transport on German dictator Hitler's new Autobahns, the Volkswagen Beetle evolved through three generations over 80 years to become a beloved automotive icon. The same car that put Germany on wheels carried American college kids to their first classes...

When Chris Williamson was in the market for a new family car, a timely ad and conversations with a co-worker convinced him to try something out of the ordinary. He bought a BMW 3 Series convertible and covers the payments by renting it to strangers on a peer-to-peer car sharing app called Turo....

The Tesla Model 3 remained the bestselling electric car in the United States last month by far, according to estimates from website Inside EVs. Tesla sold 10,050 Model 3s in April, the website said; the runner-up, the Toyota Prius Prime, notched only 1,399 sales. But Model 3 sales were flat compared...

Say farewell to the smart car, the tiny two-seater Americans never really understood. Daimler, the German auto giant, said it will stop selling the battery-operated Fortwo model in the U.S. and Canada after this model year. The decision was spurred by "a declining microcar market," said Robert...

The auto industry is downplaying the immediate risk of car hacking after a report about a cyberintruder's use of GPS trackers that allowed him to monitor the location of thousands of vehicles in commercial fleets and turn off their engines. "Hacking is not like you see it on TV," said Gloria Bergquist,...

SAN FRANCISCO - Daniel Rey was excited to finally make good on the reservation he made for a Tesla Model 3 sedan three years ago. But he was caught off guard when he read the terms of the leasing agreement this month. Leasing the car - which Tesla began offering this month for the first time on...

WASHINGTON - Ford Motor Co. is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department over its emissions certification practices, the auto giant disclosed Friday in a regulatory filing. The inquiry is focused on Ford's analytical modeling and resistance testing practices, the company said...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says in a new report that safer restraint systems are needed for the back seats of cars. The study finds that rear-seat safety has not kept pace with front-seat safety and it has been to the detriment of belted passengers in the back seat. The study looked...

Q: I now own a vehicle equipped with a turbocharger. I did a thorough reading of the owner's manual and could find nothing telling me to allow the turbo to slow and cool down before shutting off the engine. In fact, the car shuts down automatically after a stop. I recall that back in the day when...

U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths. Vehicles made by Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and...

Tesla, under pressure to show it can generate profits on its main business of making electric cars, on Monday trumpeted a custom-designed computer chip to let its vehicles drive themselves. Even with the new chip — which comes with all new vehicles and can be installed in older ones — Teslas still...